UK Youth’s A-Z of Fundraising Ideas

UK Youth is a registered charity, no 1110590Registered Office: 485 Liverpool Road, London, N7 8PG

A• Auction

Auction off your talents for the day or ask a local business to donate something for your own auction

• Afternoon tea Put the kettle on and bake some cakes

• Avoid emails (or Instagram) for the day Challenge yourself to having a day (or even a week off) Instagram. What about a sponsored no email day when you speak to your work colleagues rather than email them?

B• Book sales

Ask your colleagues to bring their old books into the office and hold a book sale

• Bad tie/tight day Ask your colleagues to come into the office wearing their ugliest ties and tights and give a prize to the winner

C• Coffee morning

Get your friends together on a Saturday or Sunday morning and charge an entry ticket

• Comedy evening Source a few comedians, arrange a venue and charge on the door

• Cricket match and tea afternoon Get your colleagues, friends and family to take part in a cricket match. A prize goes to the winning team

D• Dance

Ask your local gym or dance studio to host a class and charge an entry price. Salsa, Zumba, disco dancing, the world’s your limit

• Dress Differently Day Encourage your colleagues to dress down, dress up or dress differently for the day. Perhaps choose a particular colour or theme

E• Easter egg hunt

A seasonal treasure hunt with a scrumptious reward at the end

• Exhibition Ask local artists to exhibit their artwork and charge an entry price

Here’s our collection of fun ways to raise money and support young people across the country to build bright futures

UK Youth is a registered charity, no 1110590Registered Office: 485 Liverpool Road, London, N7 8PG

F• Football match

Ask your friends, family and colleagues to enter a football tournament with prizes for the winning team

• Film evening Get your friends together for an evening in with popcorn

G• Guess the…

Ask colleagues to bring in pictures of themselves as babies and guess who is who. Charge people to participate and winners get a prize

• Guided tour Ask a tour guide to give their time on a historical tour of your town, city or local attraction and charge an entry price

H• Head shave

It’ll grow back

• Hat party Host a party where all guests have to wear a hat and pay to attend

I• Ironing

Hire out your ironing services and charge a fee

• International evening Pick an international theme and host an evening with international food

J• Jigsaw marathon

Host a competition to see who is the fastest to complete a jigsaw puzzle. Charge a entry fee and the winner gets a prize for their efforts

• Jail break Get teams together, leave them in a designated spot with little or no money or transport and see who gets back to base first. Award prizes and charge entrance fees

K• Karaoke

Get your friends together and display your singing talents. Perhaps appoint some X Factor style judges

• Knitting Get your knitting needles out and get creative! The person with the best item wins, again make sure you charge a fee to enter

L• Look-a-like competition

Get people to take part in a look-a-like competition and award prizes to the winner

• Lawn mowing Charge your neighbours for mowing their lawns

M• Musical Evening

Display your musical talents by hosting an evening concert

• Murder mystery night Round up the budding sleuths in your networks for an evening of mystery and fun! You can purchase ready made packs, how simple

N• New Year resolutions

Get sponsored for your best intentions for the New Year

• Netball tournament Get your friends together and charge an entry price for teams. Award prizes

O• Odd job day

Help out your friends and neighbours

• Online auction Set up an online auction, perhaps on Ebay? Sell off all your unwanted items

UK Youth is a registered charity, no 1110590Registered Office: 485 Liverpool Road, London, N7 8PG

P• Photo competition/exhibition

Get the budding photographers in your networks to display their snaps

• Ping-Pong Ping pong is becoming increasingly popular – get your mates together for an evening of ping pong, pizza and prosecco! The loosing team buys all the drinks and remember to charge a participation fee

Q• Quizzes

Organise a quiz evening at your local pub

• Quiet day A sponsored silence

R• Recipe swap

Swap your favourite recipes with friends, family and colleagues and pay for the privilege

S• Swishing

Refresh your wardrobe by holding a swishing or shwapping evening with your friends. Charge an entry price and/or a nominal price per item of clothing

• Swimming gala Ask your local pool to donate their space for an afternoon and enter teams into a swimming tournament

T• Ten pin bowling

Gather your mates for an evening of friendly competition

• Taxi service Ferry your friends about for an evening – for a price

U• Unwanted gifts

Bring in your unwanted presents and charge a price for swapping them

• University Challenge Hold a University Challenge style quiz evening with a knowledgeable host asking the questions

V• Variety show

Ask your friends and colleagues to display their various talents and charge an entry price

• Valentine’s Day Ball Charge a entrance fee for a romantic evening of dinner and dancing

W• Wine and cheese tasting

Host a wine and cheese evening or ask an expert to tutor you

• Waxing Always a popular fundraiser! For example, Wax a male colleagues chest or legs, be creative in your waxing ideas

X• Xmas party

Host a Xmas party and charge an entry price.

• Xmas present wrapping Hire out your gift wrapping services to those who really struggle to wrap pressies

Y• Yoga/Pilates class

Ask an expert to take a yoga class and charge an entry price

Z• Zumba class

Invite a Zumba teacher to take a class and charge a ticket price

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